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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Skytel in Chengdu, China by PANORAMANovember 19th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: PANORAMA This is a newly opened boutique hotel in Chengdu China. The project aimed at developing a new mode of business hotel that cross-over hospitality and art-related business to cater the expanding local market of art exhibition and auction. Inspired by the hotel name ‘Skytel’, an abstracted interior landscape of sky, mountain and earth was created to provide multiple functions of hotel and art gallery.  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung
 Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung Entrance lobby in white undulated wall-cum-ceiling spatial envelope with silk-screened texts provides transition from the busy world to an abstract and serene hospitality space. A temporary cloud-like art installation in the multi-functional exhibition zone greets customers through subtle interactive projection.  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung Reception and waiting areas provide casual settings of living room and follow the minimal colour scheme of white. Custom designed metal wall relief at reception area denotes bird’s eye view of Chengdu’s future cityscape.  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung Refreshment function of cock-tail events was supplemented by the brown-toned lobby lounge, where also tree-like timber screens and river-like copper curtain give privacy and acoustic quality to the space during usual days. The artistic flavour of the hospitality experience was completed by a full-height black and white photo-collage wall of the city life by a famous local visual artist.  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung  Image Courtesy © Ng Siu Fung  Image Courtesy © PANORAMA  Image Courtesy © PANORAMA
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